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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
810 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE MORRISTOWN /MRX/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE ON JULY 15 1999
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 AT 1200 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME /EDT/...1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...FORECAST AND
LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 46 ZONES IN
EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SW NORTH
CAROLINA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN MORRISTOWN /MRX/ TENNESSEE FROM THE MEMPHIS /MEG/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. THIS SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT
AND WILL ENABLE THE MORRISTOWN NWS OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE
OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TO PROVIDE AN
ENHANCED LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER FROM WFO MRX.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO MRX. UNIVERSAL CODES /UGC/ FOR
THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM MEMPHIS /MEG/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
SCOTT TNZ012 LOUDON TNZ068
CAMPBELL TNZ013 KNOX TNZ069
CLAIBORNE TNZ014 JEFFERSON TNZ070
HANCOCK TNZ015 NW BOUNT TNZ071
HAWKINS TNZ016 BLOUNT/SMOKIES TNZ072
SULLIVAN TNZ017 N SEVIER TNZ073
JOHNSON TNZ018 SEVIER/SMOKIES TNZ074
MORGAN TNZ035 BLEDSOE TNZ082
ANDERSON TNZ036 RHEA TNZ083
UNION TNZ037 MEIGS TNZ084
GRAINGER TNZ038 MCMINN TNZ085
HAMBLEN TNZ039 NW MONROE TNZ086
NW COCKE TNZ040 SE MONROE TNZ087
COCKE/SMOKIES TNZ041 MARION TNZ098
NW GREENE TNZ042 HAMILTON TNZ099
SE GREENE TNZ043 BRADLEY TNZ100
WASHINGTON TNZ044 W POLK TNZ101
UNICOI TNZ045 E POLK TNZ102
NW CARTER TNZ046
SE CARTER TNZ047
ROANE TNZ067
FROM CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA /CRW/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
LEE WVZ001 RUSSELL WVZ006
WISE WVZ002 WASHINGTON WVZ008
SCOTT WVZ005
FROM RALEIGH/DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA /RDU/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
CHEROKEE NCZ060
CLAY NCZ061
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO MRX
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ MEMZFPMRX FPUS54 KMRX
MEG /OLD/ MEMZFPTN FPUS54 KMEG
*CRW /OLD/ CRWZFPVA FPUS51 KRLX
*RDU /OLD/ RDUZFPNC FPUS52 KRAH
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ MEMFFAMRX WGUS64 KMRX
*MEG /OLD/ MEMFFAMEM RWUS31 KMEM
*CRW /OLD/ CRWFFACRW RWUS31 KCRW
*RDU /OLD/ RDUFFARDU RWUS31 KRDU
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ MEMNPWMRX WWUS74 KMRX
*MEG /OLD/ MEMNPWMEM WWUS45 KMEM
*CRW /OLD/ CRWNPWCRW WWUS45 KCRW
*RDU /OLD/ RDUNPWRDU WWUS45 KRDU
CODED CITY /NEW/ MEMCCFMRX FPUS44 KMRX
FORECAST *MEG /OLD/ MEMCCFMEM FPUS44 KMEG
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ MEMWSWMRX WWUS44 KMRX
PRODUCTS *MEG /OLD/ MEMWSWMEM WWUS44 KMEG
*CRW /OLD/ CRWWSWCRW WWUS41 KRLX
*RDU /OLD/ RDUWSWRDU WWUS42 KRAH
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MRX COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
** CUSTOMERS THAT USE THE MEMZFPTN FOR AREAS NOT LISTED IN TABLE
1...THE PRODUCT AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL CHANGE TO MEMZFPMEM.
CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO RECEIVE THIS
PRODUCT AFTER JULY 20 1999. THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL
NOT CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/...THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-07...A-09... A-29... A-43... A-47... AND A-67.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
JERRY MCDUFFIE KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5974 COMMERCE BLVD SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
MORRISTOWN TN 37814 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
423-586-3771 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE NASHVILLE /OHX/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE ON JULY 15 1999
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/...1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...FORECAST AND
LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 43 ZONES IN
CENTRAL TENNESSEE /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN NASHVILLE /OHX/ TENNESSEE FROM THE
MEMPHIS /MEG/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. THIS SERVICE TRANSFER IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE NWS
MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE NASHVILLE NWS OFFICE TO
TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER FROM WFO OHX.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO OHX. UNIVERSAL CODES /UGC/ FOR
THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM MEMPHIS /MEG/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
STEWART TNZ005 PERRY TNZ056
MONTGOMERY TNZ006 HICKMAN TNZ057
ROBERTSON TNZ007 LEWIS TNZ058
SUMNER TNZ008 WILLIAMSON TNZ059
MACON TNZ009 MAURY TNZ060
CLAY TNZ010 MARSHALL TNZ061
PICKETT TNZ011 RUTHERFORD TNZ062
BENTON TNZ022 CANNON TNZ063
HOUSTON TNZ023 DE KALB TNZ064
HUMPHREYS TNZ024 WHITE TNZ065
DICKSON TNZ025 CUMBERLAND TNZ066
CHEATHAM TNZ026 BEDFORD TNZ075
DAVIDSON TNZ027 MOORE TNZ076
WILSON TNZ028 COFFEE TNZ077
TROUSDALE TNZ029 WARREN TNZ078
SMITH TNZ030 GRUNDY TNZ079
JACKSON TNZ031 VAN BUREN TNZ080
PUTNAM TNZ032 WAYNE TNZ093
OVERTON TNZ033 LAWRENCE TNZ094
FENTRESS TNZ034 GILES TNZ095
DECATUR TNZ055 LINCOLN TNZ096
FRANKLIN TNZ097
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OHX
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ MEMZFPBNA FPUS54 KOHX
/OLD/ MEMZFPTN FPUS54 KMEG
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ MEMFFABNA WGUS64 KOHX
* /OLD/ MEMFFAMEM RWUS31 KMEM
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ MEMNPWBNA WWUS74 KOHX
* /OLD/ MEMNPWMEM WWUS45 KMEM
CODED CITY /NEW/ MEMCCFBNA FPUS44 KOHX
FORECAST * /OLD/ MEMCCFMEM FPUS44 KMEG
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ MEMWSWBNA WWUS44 KOHX
PRODUCTS * /OLD/ MEMWSWMEM WWUS44 KMEG
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE OHX COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
** CUSTOMERS THAT USE THE MEMZFPTN FOR AREAS NOT LISTED IN TABLE
1...THE PRODUCT AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL CHANGE TO MEMZFPMEM.
CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO RECEIVE THIS
PRODUCT AFTER JULY 20 1999. THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL
NOT CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47 AND A-67.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
DERREL MARTIN KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
500 WEATHER STATION ROAD SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
OLD HICKORY TN 37138-1145 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
615-754-4633 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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